"The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers said on Wednesday that it had approved a new 'top-level domain' specifically for adult-oriented Web sites that voluntarily agree to adhere to a set of "industry best practices." Sites with addresses ending in .xxx, for example, will agree not to carry material that exploits minors. Other conditions for the new Internet address are still in the works, according to a statement from ICANN," reports The Washington Post.
"The decision by ICANN to sponsor an adult-content domain is a reversal of the group's previous stance; the organization turned down a proposal to create a .xxx domain in 2000."
